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MAPEH (ARTS)
Quarter 2 – Module 4:
Technology is an Effective
and Vibrant Tool for
Empowering a Person
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Self-Instruction Material (SIM)
Quarter 2 – Module 4: Technology is an effective and vibrant tool for Empowering a
Person
First Edition, 2020

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MAPEH (ARTS)
Quarter 2 – Module 1:
Technology is an Effective
and Vibrant Tool for
Empowering a Person
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Topic:
Technology is an effective and vibrant tool for Empowering a Person

Competency:
Realize that technology is an effective and vibrant tool for empowering a
person to express his/ideas, goals, and advocacies, which elicits
immediate action.
(A10Pl-IIh-1)

Objectives:
At the end of the module, the pupils are expected to:
1) Identify various image editing programs.
2) Arrange steps on using Picasa-an image editing program.

Number of Days: 1

Background and General Instructions

This Self-instructional Material entitled Technology is an effective
and vibrant tool for Empowering a Person.
This lesson will identify various image editing programs. Arrange
steps on using Picasa-an image editing program.
The series of learning exercises are provided as aids for the mastery
of the lesson. Kindly answer the activity cards, assessment card, and
enrichment card properly by reading first the directions given in each
activity.
Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
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Guide Card 1
Image Editing Programs
1. Artweaver - a full featured painting tool with a huge set of predefined realistic
brushes to paint creatively or just experiment.
2. Inkscape – free and open- source vector graphics editor that can
be used to create or edit vector graphics such as illustrations,
diagrams, line arts, charts, logos, icons, and complex paintings.
3. Paint.net – an image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows. It
features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for
layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful
and powerful tools.
4. Photoshop – a popular image changing software
package widely used by photographers for photo editing (fixing
colors, reducing noise, adding effects, fixing brightness/contrast)
and by graphic designers and Web designers to create and
changes images for web pages.
5. Picasa – a discontinued, cross platform image organizer and image viewer for
organizing and editing digital photos integrated with a now defunct
photo-sharing website originally created by a company named
Lifescape.
6. Smooth Draw – a feature -rich natural painting program for
free-hand drawing artists. It supports high configuration
of brushes and tools like configuration of brush/tool size
and ink-flow, which make it best for natural drawings.

Guide Card 2
Steps on Using Picasa
1. Download the latest version of Picasa. You can obtain the latest version for free
from picasa.google.com.
2. When you first open Picasa, you can choose to scan your entire hard drive, or just
My Pictures, My Documents, and Desktop. It will then display your pictures in its
Library view.
3. Double click on a photo to take you to the editing window.
4. Learn what each button in the “ Basic” tab does.
5. Learn what each button in the “ Tuning” tab does.
6. Learn what each button in the “ Effects” tab does.
7. Share your edited digital photographs.
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ACTIVITY 1
Directions: Identify the image editing program being described in each
item.Write your answers on the space provided before each number.
1. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for
layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.
2. It supports high configuration of brushes and tools like configuration
of brush/tool size and ink-flow, which make it best for natural drawings.
3. It is a free and open- source vector graphics editor that can
be used to create or edit vector graphics.
4. It is a full featured painting tool with a huge set of predefined realistic
brushes to paint creatively or just experiment.
5. It is used by photographers for photo editing and by graphic designers
and Web designers to create and changes images for web pages.

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ACTIVITY 2
Directions: Arrange the following steps on using Picasa in
chronological order. Write the numbers 1-7 on the blank provided.

Learn what each button in the “ Basic” tab does.

Share your edited digital photographs.
Double click on a photo to take you to the editing window.
Learn what each button in the “ Effects” tab does.
Download the latest version of Picasa.
Learn what each button in the “ Tuning” tab does.
When you first open Picasa, you can choose to scan your entire hard drive, or
just My Pictures, My Documents, and Desktop.
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Directions. Read the questions carefully. Choose the letter of the right answer.
1.What is photo editing?
a. The process of posting a photograph to Facebook.
b. The process of saving a photograph to a different computer.
c. The process of enhancing the previously taken photographs that are
saved in digital format.
d. The process of converting previously taken photographs that are printed
on photographic film.
2. Which among the following is NOT an example of an image editing program?
a. Photoshop b. Artweaver c. MS Excel d. Picasa
3. When using Picasa, what should be done after choosing the picture of your choice?
a. Download the latest version of Picasa.
b. Learn what each button in the “Basic” editing box does.
c. Learn what each button in the “Effects” editing box does.
d. Double click on a photo to take you to the editing window.
4. Which is/are the button/s found in the “Effects” editing box of Picasa?
I. Glow II. Crop
III. Soft Focus IV. Shadows
a. I only b. I and II c. II and IV d. I and III

5. What can the “Tint” button do in the Effects editing box of Picasa?
a. Turns the color temperature in your photo warmer.
b. Washes your photo in a color of your choice.
c. Turns your entire photo into black and white.
d. Heightens your photo’s saturation.
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Directions. Arrange the following scrambled letters to form the buttons found in the
“Basic” editing box.

1. E R Y E D E 4. O C U T H E R
2. P C R O 5. E X T T
3. N E S R T I A G T
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REFERENCES

2015. Picasa. Accessed may 3, 2020. www.wikihow.com/use-picasa.

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Activity 1 Activity 2
Learn what each button in the “ Basic” tab does.
1. Paint.net
2. Smooth Draw Share your edited digital photographs.
3. Inkscape
4. Artweaver Double click on a photo to take you to the editing
5.Photoshop window.
Learn what each button in the “ Effects” tab does.
Download the latest version of Picasa.
Assessment
Learn what each button in the “ Tuning” tab does.
1.c When you first open Picasa, you can choose to scan
2.c your entire hard drive, or just My Pictures, My Documents, and
3.d Desktop.
4.d
5.b

Enrichment

1.REDEYE
2.CROP
3.STRAIGHTEN
4.RETOUCH
5.TEXT
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